State Plan · Utah OSH (UOSH)

Utah Safety Training and OSHA Tailgate Talks

Utah runs its own State Plan, Utah OSH (UOSH), for private employers and state and local government. Enforcement records show 4,719 inspections at private worksites in Utah opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 6,175 citations.

Private employers
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State and local government
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Private-sector inspections
4,719
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Hazard ranking
National + Utah data
Built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide

Which safety rules apply in Utah

Utah runs its own OSHA-approved State Plan, Utah OSH (UOSH), under the Utah Labor Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Division. It covers private employers and state and local government in Utah.

Utah OSH (UOSH) adopts the federal OSHA standards (29 CFR) by reference, with a few rules of its own.

Some work stays under federal OSHA even inside a State Plan state: maritime work (shipyards, marine terminals, longshoring), most federal enclaves and military bases, tribal land and U.S. Postal Service operations.

What gets cited in Utah, and what hurts people

Counts from U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement records: inspections at private worksites in Utah opened from October 2020 to September 2026. Rankings and schedule data as of September 27, 2026.

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Utah is Fall protection & working at heights: 18% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 22% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Hand & power tools, grinders: 4% here, 3.1 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Retail: 5% of Utah’s citations, 1.9 times its share across all states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Utah

  1. Fall protection & working at heights942 citations
  2. Machine guarding498 citations
  3. Electrical safety412 citations
  4. Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy)407 citations
  5. Forklifts & powered industrial trucks332 citations
  6. Scaffolds308 citations

85% of the 6,175 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Utah’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction34% · about 1,671
  2. Manufacturing22% · about 1,066 · 1.4×
  3. Residential & Commercial Services8% · about 378
  4. Retail5% · about 268 · 1.9×
  5. Auto & Vehicle Services4% · about 216
  6. Warehousing & Distribution4% · about 193

By industry code; a code that fits two industries is split evenly. “×”: share here against the share across all states.

How the schedule ranks trades for Utah

Utah’s schedule combines two sources. A trade is ranked on Utah’s own citations once Utah has 150 or more for it since October 2020; 4 trades qualify today, which hold 25% of Utah’s citations by industry code. Every other trade uses the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide: where a state’s own sample is small, the national pattern is the most reliable data available. Utah’s own counts are shown alongside (78 trades with a smaller Utah sample, 122 with some citations, 58 with none yet).

Trades with the most citations in Utah

The most-cited trades in Utah’s plan data, one per industry, with the hazards the app schedules for each. Trades whose industry code mostly belongs to another trade are left out.

Construction

Roofing

The Construction trade with the most Utah citations in the plan data: 248 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Utah's own ranking (248 citations and about 3 deaths since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Utah dataDrives the schedule

248 citations, about 3 deaths since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 174 citations, about 2 deaths
  2. 2Ladder safety · 51 citations
  3. 3Scaffolds · 5 citations

Nationwide

66,196 citations, about 315 deaths, about 100 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 35,450 citations, about 237 deaths
  2. 2Ladder safety · 11,636 citations, about 21 deaths
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 8,583 citations

Mining & Quarrying

Stone Cutting & Processing

The Mining & Quarrying trade with the most Utah citations in the plan data: 78 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Utah’s own record is shown alongside (78 citations and about 1 death since October 2020).

Utah data

78 citations, about 1 death since October 2020

  1. 1Silica dust · 41 citations
  2. 2Respiratory protection · 19 citations
  3. 3Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 6 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

5,890 citations, about 19 deaths, about 5 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Silica dust · 2,081 citations
  2. 2Struck-by & falling objects · 0 citations, about 8 deaths
  3. 3Respiratory protection · 1,153 citations

Manufacturing

Wood Products & Furniture

The Manufacturing trade with the most Utah citations in the plan data: 74 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Utah’s own record is shown alongside (about 74 citations since October 2020).

Utah data

74 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Machine guarding · 20 citations
  2. 2Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy) · 13 citations
  3. 3Respiratory protection · 7 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

5,124 citations, about 33 deaths, about 55 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Machine guarding · 943 citations, about 5 deaths
  2. 2Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy) · 636 citations, about 1 death
  3. 3Caught-in & caught-between · 0 citations, about 6 deaths

Auto & Vehicle Services

Auto Repair & General Maintenance

The Auto & Vehicle Services trade with the most Utah citations in the plan data: 52 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Utah’s own record is shown alongside (52 citations and about 1 death since October 2020).

Utah data

52 citations, about 1 death since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 5 citations
  2. 2Hand & power tools, grinders · 7 citations
  3. 3Fall protection & working at heights · 6 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

4,759 citations, about 37 deaths, about 21 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Struck-by & falling objects · 0 citations, about 10 deaths
  2. 2Electrical safety · 710 citations
  3. 3Mobile equipment, haulage & jobsite vehicles · 1 citation, about 12 deaths

How My Safety Solution works in Utah

  • When you set up your company, you pick Utah. The app then applies Utah OSH (UOSH) and builds your tailgate talk schedule from the ranking built from Utah’s own citations where your trade has 150 or more there, and the national pattern otherwise.
  • Each talk references the regulations it’s built on, from Cal/OSHA (Title 8) and federal OSHA (29 CFR). Title 8 applies only in California.
  • Talks don’t cite Utah’s own state rules, so check those with Utah OSH (UOSH) for your worksites.
  • With no federal or state standard for them, heat illness prevention (May 1 – Sep 30), wildfire smoke protection (Jul 1 – Oct 31) and cold & wet weather work (Nov 1 – Feb 28) are placed in season for outdoor trades as practice guidance; HazCom, emergency action and injury reporting, once a year.
  • Keep your OSHA 300 log, 300A summary and 301 incident reports in the app, built around 29 CFR 1904. Check Utah OSH (UOSH)’s own recordkeeping rules for anything it adds. Guidance, not legal advice.
  • Help with a written program or a Utah OSH (UOSH) citation: consulting, as advice and guidance, requested from your account. Our team’s credentials include CHST, OSHA 500, OSHA 10 & 30.

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